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Rammed earth, a technique that involves compressing layers of earth within a formwork, has gained attention for its sustainability and durability. The project aims to evaluate the mechanical properties, thermal performance, and carbon footprint of rammed earth structures. By conducting comprehensive tests and simulations, in a search to provide valuable insights into the potential of rammed earth as a viable and eco-friendly building material. This project draws inspiration from previous works on rammed earth construction, such as the studies by Arroyo and Rael (2019) and DeJong et al. (2017), which shed light on the structural behavior and environmental advantages of this ancient yet innovative building technique. ( see footnote (1) )
This project is scheduled to resume next month of December, 2023 during 2025.
I've started preliminary works on my future project in the area of "rammed earth" construction. The very first task is to understand embedded sensors into construction materials like this one.
click to view a 360 view of the specimen on Youtube
- Fabrication and embedding of sensors
In the photo below it is possible to see an experimental setup running and collecting measurements from the specimen while are the same time saving and uploading experimental data to a data repository (for now I'll be using a #dataverse) signed with a Unique Fingerprint ID for improved trustworthiness.
This allows and enables remote & real-time data visualization on any Excel workbook with a JSON data request using power query. Even better, a Jupiter notebook running on Google #Colab, Microsoft #Azure, Sun Oracle, and even Amazon #AWS for more advanced machine learning mathematics and analysis.
experimental setup with a smart DAQ (datalogger) running and collecting measurements from the specimen
The experimental data is hosted at the University of Harvard's data repository, dataverse. More info about it can be found here.
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https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/AeonLabsRammedEarthProject |
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view it on Youtube, here. |
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Footnotes
(1) Automatically generated text with human corrections and adaptations
Arroyo, M., & Rael, R. (2019). Earth Architecture: Fielding your own rammed-earth wall. Science, 363(6433), 340-343.
DeJong, J. T., Gardoni, P., & Thompson, E. M. (2017). Multiscale modeling of sustainability, resilience, and reliability of rammed earth structures. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, 6(2), 420-435.
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